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You are approaching the pilot station with the wind fine on the starboard bow and making about 3 knots. You can help to calm the seas by taking what action just before the pilot boat comes along on the port side?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Effect of relative wind and ship motion on apparent sea state at the pilot ladder • How changes in engine power and rudder angle affect a ship’s speed and heading at low speed • Pilot transfer safety when a pilot boat comes alongside on the lee side

💭 Think About

• Which maneuver will reduce the relative wind and sea on the port side where the pilot boat will come alongside? • How will each option (backing, stopping, putting on rudder with power) change the bow’s heading relative to the true wind? • At very low speed, which combination of rudder and engine use is most likely to create a temporary lee on the port side rather than expose it to the wind and swell?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify from the question where the true wind is coming from relative to the ship (fine on the starboard bow) • Visualize how putting the rudder right or left will swing the bow and change which side is the lee side just before the pilot boat arrives • Check which option briefly increases flow over the rudder to make that heading change quickly without leaving you stopped in the water

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